Ana Beltran is an attorney and prior to moving to the West Coast served as the Director of the National Center on Grandfamilies. Ana is a national expert on Grandfamilies, authoring several Generations United publications on the subject and publishing articles in various publications and academic journals. Ana has spoken extensively about relatives raising children at national, state, and local conferences. As someone who was raised in part by her grandmother, Ana has a personal commitment to the families.